Open AccessTechnical survival of CAPD catheters: comparison between percutaneous and conventional surgical placement techniques
Author(s) -
Çeti̇n Özener,
Azra Bihorac,
Emel Akoğlu
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/16.9.1893
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , percutaneous , surgery , peritoneal dialysis , incidence (geometry) , nephrology , group b , physics , optics
Percutaneous peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) placement is a well-tolerated, rapidly performed bedside procedure that allows a rapid initiation of CAPD. We compared the technical survival of PDCs while comparing the mode of insertion.
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